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Wonderful Time in Maldavian Paradise!
Well we've just got back from a wonderful week at Angsana Ihuru in the Maldives and what a great week it was. We arrived in Male at about lunch time and got straight on the speedboat transfer which was a private boat owned by the hotel. It only took 25 minutes to get to the island which was lovely.
We arrived and were greeted by 2 members of staff and taken to the bar where we were given homemade coconut ice-cream whilst they went through a few of the facilities and details of meals e.t.c. Then we were taken to our room.
We stayed in #12 which was a beachfront villa without the jacuzzi, it was very clean and well laid out with a contemporary feel. The bed was lovely and big and the bathroom was gorgeous with it's outside shower. A nice feature was the presence of an oil burner and scent sticks to burn with nightlights placed around the room as well, the lighting was adjustable with dimmer switches to make the room really cosy in the evenings. They also provided a cd player with a cd of really soothing music which was so relaxing.
The bathroom was immaculate and very modern, we did have a few ants in there (to be expected). But we were provided with insect spray that we used in the evening and this kept the numbers down to about 2 every day. We had 1 experience where I found about 7 hidding under the toilet seat (probably best to check before using) but that was the worse it got.
Outside the room we had our swing and 2 loungers on the beach as well as a lounger and table and 2 chairs on the porch area. During the day we did get plenty of sun in our little beach area, although I did notice that some of the other rooms seemed to be quite shaded during the day. The water lapped not far from the room and the reef is so close at about 3 metres from the shore!
The food was wonderful, service polite and efficient. The meals were made up of buffet and set dinners and each buffet would entail a BBQ. We didn't have any problems with 'dodgy' tums whilst we were there and the variety of food was quite substantial, breakfast being the only predictable meal of the day.
The drinks menu was vast and contained many cocktails both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. If like us you will pay for your drinks then the prices we were paying were $4 for a 330ml of coke, $9.50 for an alcoholic cocktail and $7 for a non-alcoholic cocktail. So although not cheap they could be worse! A 2 litre bottle of water is provided to you in your room (in the bathroom), we would move ours to the mini bar and it would be replenished daily, so no worries about having to pay for water.
Wonderfully friendly, very happy people. They were always checking we were enjoying ourselves if we passed them and all were polite and courteous.
Other Guests
There was quite a range of other nationalities there which was nice to see, lots of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian and other European people. There were some families there however the children were all very well behaved and we only ever saw them at meal times as most of the day was spent relaxing in our little oasis.
There are clever cut throughs allowing you to swim through to the deep side of the reef, as the reef is very narrow in places you don't need to be a strong or endurance swimmer and leaves plenty of energy for swimming up the reef. We saw many wonderful fish keep an eye out for white tip reef sharks and big schoals of Tuna, wonderful sights!
General Observations
There has been some erosion to the island, whether that is due to the tsunami or if it is just natural I'm not sure. There is only one part of the island that seems affected and even then it isn't unsightly or terrible its just that some of the rooms don't have the smooth beach down to the sea as others do, there is a drop of 1 foot or so that you would need to step down to get to the shoreline. They do have sandbags positioned around the island, I think this is to help with replacing the missing sand.
There was a little rig that they were using to pump sand up to these areas, however, this was always done in the afternoon and wasn't noisy at all. In fact very interesting to watch.
This was a wonderful location, many compare to the Banyan Tree which I'm sure is extremely lovely, but it comes with an extremely lovely price tag which to be honest I wasn't prepared to pay. The Angsana isn't cheap but I do believe I got my money's worth and that, at the end of the day, is all that matters.
I want to stay forever
This is the greatest resort in the world. When you arrive they took a polaroid of my wife and myself and just talked with us about what we like to eat, drink and do. The next morning it seems everyone on the island knew our names and everything about us. The staff do so much to look after us. They can cook whatever you like, arrange trips you like .... i don't know where to stop. The rooms are clean and comfortable, you have your own area of pristine beach and you could snorkel round the whole island in about an hour. The island also has a wondeful spa that you could while away the hours in. In summary this place is amazing and there are no negatives whatsoever. p.s. if you get a chance go on the sandbank trip do so it's as close to paradise as possible...
Beautiful resort for relaxation
The only reason i am not givin this hotel a 5 star rating is because we combined our holiday with a stay at their sister hotel- banyan tree and that was on another level of luxury compared to the angsana.
The hotel rooms are slightly smaller than what we had expected from the brochure but if u do go be sure to get the jacuzzi rooms as they are the best and in the best location. We were lucky to have such a room and got located on a brilliant part of the island with a large area of beach. The rooms are very modern and we liked them. Please be warned one half of the island has serious erosion and make sure u dont get located there as u will get no beach at all.
As for the snorkelling it was fabulous as was the food, the decor and surroundings of the hotel. the staff were also really helpful. The spa is brilliant too.
If you are on a budget and cant afford to get to the banyan this hotel is great. Also, you can take the boat across to the banyan to have lunch/dinner there and to dive so u get the best of all worlds.
Waay Overrated
Thsi is a 4-star resort (at the most) that charges 5-star prices. Rooms are quite tiny, full of insects (beyond tolerability), food is really average. They say all rooms are beachfront. Well, if you are facing a thin strip of sand (1-2 feet wide), do you call it a beach? I surely don't. Service - give me a break. We arrived at midnight after 20+ hours of travel, and the German hostess wanted to take our picture "for their hotel book". Was she crazy?
The rooms are so close together you can hear people talk in the unit next to yours.
I have been to 3 resorts in Maldives , and here is my verdict: stay at Cocoa island!
Best value for money
My fianc� and I stayed at the Angsana for one week last August, and we absolutely loved it.
I spent quite a bit of time planning the trip, I wanted a small, romantic yet stylish hotel at a decent price. Through magazines and guides I identified the top 10 hotels in Maldives and careful checked each of them before picking one. The Angsana turned out to be everything we were looking for. It's a very cozy and romantic hotel, most of the guests are couples, and because it's small and the bungalows are separated by vegetation and palm trees it's also very private (although the hotel was full when we were there, during the day it felt as if we were alone). It has been built very tastefully, all the rooms and facilities are very stylish and blend very well into the local landscape. The food (included in the price) was very good, ahead of expectations, and the people working in the hotel were extremely friendly. Compared to the other top hotels, I think the Angsana gives the best value for money.
Although you might think there's not much to do in such a secluded island, if what you want is a relaxed, romantic holiday, I can guarantee you that you won't be bored. The snorkeling is great, you can spend hours in the water discovering new fishes. You can also do diving, kayaking, water ski, windsurf, fishing and other water activities. The massages are not cheap, but are certainly worth having, they were the culmination of an utterly feel-well trip.
Bring along your beloved partner, a good book and a swimming suit and let the Angsana do the rest, I have no doubt you'll have a fantastic time, just as we did.
Trip of a lifetime
We spent our honeymoon at Angsana in September 2004. We felt instantly relaxed when we were greeted with fresh lemongrass towels (the first of many) off the boat jetty. The island was beautiful and intimate, the rooms elegant and calming, the spa excellent, the food good with nice variety and dining area/bar lovely, and the snorkeling (right outside your door) and diving superb. All in all a wonderful, rejeuvenating experience and we hope to go back to celebrate an anniversary someday. The resort also does a lot to protect the reef and local environment and seems to take good care of their staff (they offered us a tour of the back quarters and facilities) which is nice. The only thing I would say is the outdoor bathrooms can get very slippery so wear the slippers they give you - I took a not so fun little tumble on the floor one day. Loved the Angsana, would highly recommend it, well worth the price.
We have just spent our 30th wedding anniversary at this idyllic and perfect resort.
We received excellent, cheerful and professional service at all times. Our jacuzzi villa was immaculate and well equipped and very private.
The food was exceptional, varied and delicious at every meal, as were the cocktails.
The excellent spa treatments were most relaxing and a lovely diversion from the hot sun, pure white beach and water sports.
We cannot find a single negative comment to make and cannot wait to visit again. Paradise!
Best place to relax
The hotel is situated on an island which possibly has the best beach in the world. Its beauty is beyond description. The food and service are excellent. The spa treatemet is superb and worthy of the price. We stayed at the villa with its own Jacuzzi and we can just walk out to the beach directly from our room. What an experience! In addition to a variety of leisure activities (inlcuding a trip to the Banyan Tree Resort in a nearby island by a free water shuttle), the best thing to do on the island is to relax as the place is probably one of the best places to relax in the world.
Perfect Honeymoon
We spent 6 wonderful days here. The food was great, the service was impeccable and it was the most beautiful place we've ever seen. And as far as the Maldives goes, considering that all meals are included, we found Angsana to be a very good value. We can't wait to go back!
This resort was incredible. We spent 10 days snorkeling amongst the most amazing underwater wonders. The food was fabulous -soups, salads, fish, just like restaurant hopping in NY. We napped in the shade, listening to jazz. We were looking to unwind and this is the place. Pricey but worth it. I hope to go back to this HEAVEN...soon!!!
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Wondering if anyone MiamiBeachMomma http://www.fodors.com/community/profile/miamibeachmomma/ Restaurant Recommendations tag:www.fodors.com,2016:/community//1.1096770 2016-04-23T20:40:15Z 2016-04-24T00:40:15Z Reposting with some changes and more relevant tags to the current situation: ----------------- I will be travelling in Europe this summer with family and I'm looking for restaurant recommendations! Would jetsetclicquot http://www.fodors.com/community/profile/jetsetclicquot/ Restaurant Recommendations tag:www.fodors.com,2016:/community//1.1096229 2016-04-22T05:24:23Z 2016-04-22T09:24:23Z I will be travelling in Europe this summer with family and I'm looking for restaurant recommendations! Would like at least 1 restaurant per night but 2 (Lunch/Dinner) would be great too! This is what we jetsetclicquot http://www.fodors.com/community/profile/jetsetclicquot/ Baltic Cruise? tag:www.fodors.com,2016:/community//1.1095590 2016-04-18T15:30:47Z 2016-04-18T19:30:47Z Considering going with friends on a Baltic cruise in May 2017. Wife and I aren't cruise or organized tour people. We much prefer independent travel ... have done a lot. The people we'd go with like cruises. elbegewa http://www.fodors.com/community/profile/elbegewa/ Lapland UKK hike in late-May tag:www.fodors.com,2016:/community//1.1095098 2016-04-15T16:03:06Z 2016-04-15T20:03:06Z So Me and my dad finally picked up a destination. We are planning to hike the lapland UKK from Aittajarvi to Kiilopää in late-May(22-30). We are planning to drive from Helsinki to Saariselkä, TomCo3848 http://www.fodors.com/community/profile/tomco3848/ Itinerary recommendations while in Sweden tag:www.fodors.com,2016:/community//1.1094614 2016-04-13T06:21:55Z 2016-04-13T10:21:55Z Hi! I will be travelling to Stockholm for 10 days in mid-May to visit a friend. Since it would be my first trip to any of the Scandinavian countries and of course, first time to Sweden, I want to take the Drishtisk http://www.fodors.com/community/profile/drishtisk/


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Squid eyes and camouflage
Cephalopods possess a sophisticated array of mechanisms to achieve camouflage in dynamic underwater environments. While active mechanisms such as chromatophore patterning and body posturing are well known, passive mechanisms such as manipulating light with highly evolved reflectors may also play an important role.
Using transparency and reflection, animals residing in the ocean's featureless midwater environment can make themselves nearly invisible to potential predators. Since the pelagic light field in regions of the ocean with asymptotic light regimes is roughly cylindrical, radiance matching can be an effective strategy for reflective camouflage; if an animal can perfectly reflect, with the same intensity and spectral composition, light radiating from behind a viewer, this reflectance will also match the light radiating from behind the animal, and the animal will remain inconspicuous on its background.
Well, the case is that has been demonstrated that the silvery reflective tissue surrounding the eyes of squid in the family Loliginidae appears to have several novel optical features contributing to camouflage from lateral-looking predators in shallow and midwater pelagic environments.
This silvery covering consists of packed spindle-shaped cells that achieve broadband visible reflectance by creating a large range of layer thicknesses. The silvery covering of the squid eye apparently matches the background radiance of the water column in which the animal is immersed, thereby hiding the retina by creating the illusion of transparency.
Reference: [Holt et al., 2011]
Photo credit: ©Courtney Platt | Caribbean reef squid, Sepioteuthis sepioidea (Teuthida - Loliginidae) at Grand Cayman.


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Knowing (2009)
Clichéd and more clichéd
Knowing is a film that starts out well, and then in the middle when it begins to head downhill, its prior clichés get highlighted and you think: oh no, it's gonna get worse because I can't excuse all its clichés hereon out.
Nicholas Cage plays a physicist whose son goes to an elementary school about to celebrate its 50th anniversary. This means they're about to open a time capsule stored when the school opened, which contains a very weird note written by a little girl containing seemingly random numbers which Cage finds out predict disasters. I'm gonna leave out the rest, because it never amounts to much. Cage's character lost his wife and you know the script will have him wrestling with ideas of determinism versus chaos, given this plot; he's not a character who has lost a loved one -- he's a name on a script with a convenient back story.
But the real problems with this film are rooted in the script. The setup is good, but as it unfolded, some of the acting got weak because of the bad writing, and the situations got too stuffed with special effects because of bad writing. Often bad special effects, too. And in the end, I was left wondering: How did these aliens predict the future? I must have missed the answer somehow, but I know I didn't miss the preposterous-ness that aliens would send a message to a kid, which gets put into a time capsule, but also, because the kid wigs out, gets finished on a door -- she carves in the numbers, and that door is never replaced in the ensuing 50 years, and conveniently found by Nicolas Cage and buffed down to find the a-ha clue, so Cage's kid could be at his rendezvous point for the aliens. But wait: after all this, the kid still gets a choice to go or not -- free will is alive! I was thinking: Why didn't they just take the kid -- Cage would have voted yes and the kid ain't old enough to vote? Or bring a backup if he opted out? And why would alien beings bother with all this nonsense -- how bout helping us with some technology to avoid being burned alive?
And why -- why write it this way? The movie was interesting for its first 3 reels, it didn't need Armageddon and aliens to keep it interesting. And Proyas' style here is really average; he's not a hack, but the movie is edited and shot in a standard Hollywood fashion, right down to that clichéd score. It was annoying -- orchestral bombast during emotional scenes or tense-note when something was supposed to be scary -- the same pulsing da da - da! you hear in every thriller. Sad.
Also, one last note: Cage's actions in the final scene with his son are very screwy. He finds his son and we understand he's concerned for him; but he never asks where the little girl with him is. This is strange and oft putting. And when she appears, he doesn't embrace her. And when he thinks he's gonna get on the spaceship with the kids, he takes his son's hand, but not the little girl Abby's. In fact, he seems like he's ignoring this poor child about to be whisked away from all that she knows.
He seems oblivious to this child, who the script decided, btw, should not be freaked out even though she's about to get on a spaceship without her mother, who is dead, or as the aliens tell her, OK now. These aliens don't win points for helping out humanity or for honesty -- and why couldn't Cage get on the spaceship, anyway? Wait: Script calls for poignant ending. That explains it.
Porky's (1981)
That was then
In the early 1980's, I attended Leroy D. Feinberg, an elementary school located on Washington Avenue in South Beach (for those not familiar, if you've heard of Ocean Drive, Washington Avenue is one street over). Behind Leroy D. there was a large white building that used to be an adult school; some of our classes were held there. This building was also the set of Porky's. I was too young to see Porky's in the theater had to wait for that all-important late-night cable sneaky-view a staple of teenagers in Generation X. I loved what I saw, but what boy wouldn't? You talk about sex a lot, and show naked girls, any teenage boy is gonna be smiling. And I felt a connection to it because it had been filmed at my school. But recently, for fun, I've been re-watching movies that meant a lot to me as a kid. Some, like Risky Business and The Sure Thing, still hold up. Porky's, though, doesn't hold up, but it is interestingly odd.
First off, they don't make them like this anymore. This kind of unabridged sex urges and casual racism doesn't fly in the PG-13 world. In many ways, these kids' (who bordered on actually being 30 when the movie was filmed!)racial attitudes are both despicable and realistic given they're supposed to be 50's era high schoolers. There's a scene at the beginning where three characters discuss the plan to hire a "N-word" to scare the others in a prank; yeah, two of them scold the southern boy for using the word, but it's a casual scold and then answer, yeah they "got one." Their description of him is even more offensive, right down to his low-level labor-status and gold teeth. There's another scene where two of the kids tell the Jewish kid that, hey they're sorry about the racism of their friend, but he ain't a bad guy and they gotta support him because, you know, he's their bud. The casualness of all this is shocking the film kinda accepts it as correct which it is, given the era the film is representing, but still. This is a comedy and it's bordering on maybe being too accurate in the worst ways.
This doesn't make the movie evil, though. Bob Clark wrote and directed a slice of life film that got the reputation for being the daddy of all high school sex flicks. It is a sex comedy, but I think it's also a 50's era portrait of high school. It's not well rendered on that level, but it is that. And so Clark incorporating racism and casually dealing with it isn't offensive on that level and to be fair to him: In the end, the characters bond with the Jewish kid. He does try to come out on the right side of things.
But the weirdest part of the film? It's acted and shot in a way that the majority of the characters are difficult to distinguish; if you noticed, so far I haven't named any characters, because I can't remember them. Save for Meat or Pee Wee, named for their, um, god-given abilities, it's tough to remember these characters' names. I think that has to do with the big three: the writing, acting, and mainly the direction unlike most films aimed at teenagers, Clark avoids cloying musical interludes, close-ups and punch-line dialogue instead he films group shots with a lot of overlapping speech, offhand jokes, and laughter (have you ever seen so much on screen laughter in a movie? I haven't and I admit, it works it does make a lot of scenes seem funnier, especially the tally-whacker inspection scene). If you think about it, either Clark's techniques here are unexpectedly arty or incompetent and make the film uninvolving on a character level (probably both). It's a slow film, too, with often telegraphed from a mile away jokes that still many times hit, somehow (case in point: the screamer. Who couldn't see the joke coming Clark takes forever to get to it and yet, it does end up getting some chuckles.) Outside of those chuckles, though, what's left for a modern audience to enjoy? Not much. It's a raunchy comedy with a slow pace, little music, and remote, often boring personalities played by actors who look like they're in grad school rather than high school; it contains casual racist and sexist attitudes that are bound to un-funnily offend because they aren't underlined and loudly pronounced bad. The Regan Era was the last time that the 50's could not only be romanticized, but tolerated. That era of segregation and conformity has passed us by, thankfully(it had cool cars, though). Rock n'Roll was a sign, as were the Beats, that something was off in this decade for so many, and no matter how much Regan wanted to paint the 50's as the perfect America, he was bound to fail; nostalgia for this decade worked from the early 70's into the 80's because of all the strife going on, but eventually, I think people realized or remembered a lot of that strife happened because of the 50's way of thinking. Porky's was a Regan Era film thru and thru which ironically, he would have hated. But nowadays, like the 50's itself, it seems racist, sexist, and a little slow.
Hoffman (1970)
Excellent non-comedy Sellers
Hoffman is nearly 40 years old now, but still, because of the Sellers name, people judge it as if it is supposed to be a comedy. It's not and was never intended as one. It's a portrait of a middle age man so damaged he can't love anymore, and so tries mightily to indulge in lust with a young girl, but he can't even do that correctly, because like all damaged people he was once a true romantic. Once he gets Mrs. Smith in his home, even though it's palpable he wants her sexually in the worst ways, he attempts to woo her but not sappily; he wants to woo her with a destructive bent that is determined to prove that her love could never be honest since it can't accept anything but facile niceties. He wants to prove his own heart wrong. And if that sounds insane, then the complexity of love must have eluded you; you get old enough, you see how twisted and ugly and naked and needy the human heart really is.
This is not a film with action (as if tons of quick cuts and explosions guarantee interesting). It's a Before Sunset type of film, with lots of interesting dialogue and little in the way of other people or the world intruding. The movie centers on two characters who are drawn to one another based on a deep seated pain. Sellers' Hoffman blackmails Mrs. Smith to spend a week with him -- but as I was watching it, I realized that Mrs. Smith had some pain and doubt in her heart just like Hoffman she's just younger and it hasn't stung as deeply yet; and she must have sent him some signals before the blackmail, because attraction is usually a two way street. She ostensibly is there to save her fiancé from jail time (she and her fiancé and Sellers all work for the same company, but Sellers is an executive who has knowledge of thefts committed by the low-rung employee fiancé) and her terror at first isn't faked she's not a drama character being analyzed, she's a real person who is struggling with guilt at lying to her fiancé and fear at not being able to read Hoffman's emotions. But while her initial reactions and emotions aren't forced, they aren't all there is to her presence here, because her second try to leave reveals something more complex she's trying to convince herself of outrage. Why would she go to all the trouble to dress and find the key to escape only to quit once Sellers sleepwalked her back to bed? She could have waited for him to fall back to sleep soundly he does this easily. And why would she try to leave again anyway, knowing that the same horrible fate for her fiancé was still on the table? Because maybe she's running this time because something inside her, something dim but growing, doesn't want to run.
As the week progresses, Mrs. Smith's frustration intensifies because, as she says, she had prepared herself for the worst things (sexual) and yet, Sellers' Hoffman does not do any of them. She lives in anticipation to get it over with mixed with a need to confirm that Hoffman is a base jerk but that doesn't happen. He has some sweet moments, even though he's a misogynist in the way a single middle-aged man often is, and his insights into the darker nature of women ring correct (but he knows that they're not the whole truth and by trying to make them the whole truth, he's a bigger hypocrite than the female race he's condemning). This all plays out in a series of scenes so well acted by the principals that it should be taught in acting school to show young actors the beauty of subtlety on the big screen. Cusack is pitch perfect as Mrs. Smith and Sellers was never better than he was playing Hoffman and this is high praise because Sellers wasn't just a gifted comedic actor he was one of the best actors of his generation. Like all actors, he was a gun for hire, and he loved the limelight, and this lead to some bad choices. But who else could be Dr. Strangelove, Inspector Clouseau, and Chance Gardener? There's a moment near the end when Mrs. Smith calls him ugly, and the pain of her condemnation flashes over Sellers' whole body, he makes us understand all the sadness of this character in one brief, non-flashy, reaction shot. It's heartbreaking.
It should be noted the direction here is excellent it could have felt like a filmed play, but to me, it didn't. Sex Degrees of Separation and Closer two films I enjoyed, feel like filmed plays to me. Hoffman, even though it uses one locale (Hoffman's apartment) as its primary set, always felt like a movie in and of itself while I was watching it.
My only quibble is the ending. It needed to be darker. And in a movie like this, so predicated on characters and their fates, that would usually kill the experience for me. But it didn't. Because I wished these characters would find some happiness, so I went along with the fantasy, even though I knew the relationship as defined by the rest of the movie could never work.
If you like Sellers, buy this one. If you like quality character driven dramas, buy this one. It's an unjustly forgotten gem.
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Technique versus Experience
This is a tough film for me to rate. On a technical level, as well as a balls-out fearlessness, I'd give this film a 10. It's a masterfully done movie which presents characters whom are cynical, and then proceeds to find secondary and tertiary levels of cynicism in these characters. It's relentless. The only non-cynical people are the killers, Mickey and Mallory.
Is that a problem? I don't think so -- because the film exists in the media consciousness. It's really about the way the media needs cruelty, especially television media --- highlighted by the brilliant flashback of Mallory's family life; instead of drama, Stone presents it as a sitcom with Rodney Dangerfield as the boorish, pedophile dad. The presence of that canned laughter over horrific moments rounded off with punchlines makes you realize how phony and cruel real sitcom behavior is.
But I can't score the film higher than a 5/10, and I think that's because of Stone. He's made some great movies, and Nixon is one of my favorites, but in this film he's probably the best and worst person who could've handled this material. His hallucinatory, multiple film stock and media style he created with JFK is perfect for this movie, and his willingness to blast messages is spot on as well. But that's also why the film is a tough, tough one to sit thru. It's full of blast -- it's loud, it's the loudest film I've ever seen, from the Trent Reznor soundtrack but mostly, from the emotionally dialed up characters and their whirlwind presentations. No character dials down, and I know the media is 24/7 and never shuts up and maybe Stone is relaying that. But a message is one thing, a story is another, and as a story, Natural Born Killers is a lot of noise about ideas and images that can hold for an hour, but are not enough alone to carry a full feature. You need some counterpoint, something beyond the continuous anger and emotional cynicism.
This is a film that is peerless with technique, well acted and well directed, but also, with so little variance in terms of tone and ideas that it becomes a relentless, unpleasant experience. A movie about two psychopaths who get idolized by our culture doesn't scream out for pleasantness, I know, but nevertheless, if a film is so relentlessly unpleasant so as to be nearly impossible to sit thru, then the art of storytelling is amiss. Much to be admired, but awful to be experienced.
Bigger Stronger Faster* (2008)
This is an excellent film
Bigger, stronger, faster is, on the surface, a documentary about steroids; with all the controversy around this subject right now, it's the reason most will want to see the film. But the fact is, the film is an amazing examination and fair critique of American culture -- which it persuasively boils down to: win, screw the costs, win. In America a noble loser is just a loser.
The film also correctly shows that steroid hysteria is part of the war on drugs; steroids have side affects, and should not be abused -- but that is true of 100 percent of drugs. Are steroids, especially anabolic steroids, any worse than so called "supplements" -- which have almost no rules as to safety or efficacy? The science is clear: they're better in terms of results, and probably safer since they're made with higher standards.
Long term effects of steroids have never been studied -- due to legal and ethical considerations. This fact sounds ominous, but consider that SSRI depressants were prescribed to millions without long term knowledge of what they would do to a person's brain.
I don't do steroids -- I am not an athlete of any kind, and don't see any value to them in my life; but after viewing this film, I came away understanding that the hysteria around them is overblown. America outlaws and stigmatizes all kinds of drugs, a lot of the time against scientific facts. Bigger, stronger, faster is an excellent examination of a pious culture which demands only winners, and accepts drug use (alcohol and tobacco) and performance enhancers in various capacities, (i.e. fighter pilots), and yet, wishes to punish professional athletes that get caught playing by the rules which, ironically, means cheating and winning at all costs -- which isn't cheating at all, in the end, since those are the real rules of sport and our society. It's just playing the game.
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Influential but overrated; novel much better
Yes, Bogart's performance is classic, and Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet are terrific -- they usually are. But the film suffers from the production code of the day; Hammett's novel holds up, and the sexual politics of it wasn't allowed to be transferred to the screen (although it could have with better writing -- Casablanca has a lot of dark sex jokes).
The biggest problem with the film is Mary Astor. I don't find her attractive and her performance is mannered and oft putting -- which is a disaster for a femme fatale. In the novel, the character comes across as much prettier and smarter, and the sexual relationship with Spade makes her much more devious; it also makes the love talk at the end and Spade's rejection of Brigid logical. In the film, when this conversation starts, one is left wondering, "What?" These two have barely been on screen together and now there's talk of true love?
One part near the end illustrates the problem with the story as filmed: In the book, when Gutman claims a thousand dollar bill is missing, Spade makes Brigid get naked in the bathroom as he inspects her and her clothes to see if she took it. Brigid protests, but is not modest, and Gutman is surprised that Spade would do this. This scene reinforces Spade's cold demeanor, the sexual relationship between Brigid and Spade, and impresses Gutman with Spade's icy thoroughness. As filmed, Brigid just makes a silent, knowing nod of No, and that's that. The Hayes Code eradicated a key scene, and the writing didn't attempt to find a way to make up for this loss.
If Brigid had been played by a smarter, more seductive actress and the sexual relationship between her and Spade been alluded to, then the dark motivations of the story and Spade's character would be fully realized. As it is, it's a well cast movie (but nearly destroyed by one casting flub, Astor) and influential in terms of character, pace, and camera choices. It may have been the first noir, but that alone doesn't make it a classic. As it is, watching it is more history than enjoyment, while the novel still holds up as well written detective fiction.
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Fatally flawed
This is one of those "screenwriter" movies: It is written from a formula of introducing characters and situations which will be doubled back on in the last reel revealing the twist. It's all about plot, colorful characters (as opposed to characterization) and something violent/or plot driven happening once or twice in each reel. Mood and subtlety it is not about.
Lucky Number Slevin is OK by the above standards. It has too many clichés from Pulp Fiction (main characters discussing movie-references as defining character traits, etc) but it keeps interest as passable entertainment. However, it falls apart when it is revealed to be a revenge drama and the Macguffin of Nick Fisher is shown to be a real person that Slevin's partner (Willis) knocks off because Slevin needs his identity. Apparently Fischer is a gambling loser that no one would miss. But the revenge is based on Slevin's own father being a gambling loser who gets killed by those who believe no one will miss him. Bad irony, huh?
So, we watch a revenge movie that goes to pains to reveal that everyone killed deserved it (except I didn't buy that the Rabbi's gay kid deserved it, but I digress) -- except it never establishes the plot-driver Nick Fisher deserved it. Why not just have him kidnapped? Or have him be a phantom? Killing him makes this a movie full of people who don't deserve revenge. For a movie that cries out look at my screenplay! it should have noticed that some of this doesn't make any sense in a revenge drama. Unless it wasn't meant as a pure revenge drama. But then, what is it?
The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
Chris Carter: Fan abuser
It's not possible to review this film without talking about the history of The X Files, and specifically, its creator, Chris Carter. In the early 90's, Carter caught the attention of a then- younger subculture which adored Sci-Fi and conspiracy theories; the Internet would give this subculture popular mass and the X Files debuted just shy of the first wave of popularization of the World Wide Web.
The show, influenced by Twin Peaks' audaciousness and production values, was a slow- burning hit. It went from low-rated, to cult happening, to the coolest show on television in five years' time. By construction, the show was anthology based, and like The Twilight Zone, it had the up and down nature of anthologies on television it could be great or awful from week to week. But its long running conspiracy-mystery inaccurately described by Carter and his team as a mythology (no modern review of a TV show with a long running mystery leaves out that inaccurate word) was something anthology shows like The Twilight Zone never had and it was fun and cool and damned compelling. Mulder and Scully were two of the best TV characters ever, and the restrained love story between them was an undercurrent driving the show. A simple premise: He believes, she's a skeptic, laid the groundwork for compelling arguments between the two leads which got more playful as the show went along and the romance I'd call it television's best intellectual romance could provide fun sparks even during a lousy episode (and even during the show's prime, there were plenty of bad episodes).
But then Carter, a golden boy at the Fox network, decided to create Millennium; it ran for three seasons, but it didn't run well. Harsh Realm was another ratings failure by Carter.
Maybe it was his failures, maybe it's just the freakin' money, but as the show dragged on past its necessary point, Carter refused to end it. Duchovny reduced his role then left openly telling the press the show should end. Carter added more characters to replace him and carried on he would have carried on without Anderson as Scully if Fox had renewed the show for a tenth season. Thankfully, it didn't, and Duchovny came back for the final episode a two hour mess that used courtroom scenes to explain the conspiracy, which had grown beyond fun-convoluted to ridiculous and note: courtrooms used outside of a legal drama signal laziest writing device known to television. And the conspiracy, in a post 911 world, sounded silly, and Carter, still refusing to end it all left enough doubt at the end of the show's finale for a movie.
And now, we have that movie, and no, it doesn't try to end it all it tries to be a standalone mystery so that way, new fans can be made of The X Files and Carter can make more movies! Chris Carter created one of the best loved, most talked about television series of all time; people loved his show because of the characters and the conspiracy-mystery he sold both out and his audience finally deserted him. This movie doesn't change Carter's legacy i.e., the man who created and destroyed a great show. He's burned the audience too many times with false promises. If we show up, we know he won't end these characters gracefully he'll try to milk us for another dime. He's like a slasher-franchise: No matter how many times the killer gets it at the end, we know if there's enough of an audience, he'll be back! The audience ultimately puts those movies out of their miseries, by refusing to care. And the audience stayed away from this film not because it was all-time bad -- it wasn't bad, per se, it just wasn't feature film worthy; no, the fans stayed away because they don't want Carter to think he has ten movies left in these characters. I am not exaggerating, either. His plan was to replace both Mulder and Scully in the original TV show and carry the conspiracy on for another ten years!
Chris Carter: A man who once got it like no other, and now doesn't have a freakin' clue about anything, least of all his own work and why people liked it. It's sad, but maybe the lousy and indifferent public reaction will convince the money-men that The X Files is over. Carter made us not care.
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Overall, still part of an interesting direction for Bond
OK...I just saw the midnight show preview and I am conflicted.
I'll start with the good:
Craig is awesome as Bond. He wasn't allowed too much humor in this film -- one gets the feeling the makers are self conscious about slipping into the camp style humor that marred late Connery, late Pierce, and all of Roger. But Bond should be witty and sexually sly. Letting Bond have some fun wouldn't necessarily have to be camp. Note to the writers: You don't have to lighten up the story lines, just parts of the story.
As the film progressed, it became clear that the franchise is resurrecting a SPECTRE type of organization -- something for Bond to fight. I don't know if this will continue, but it's working and it gives the villains an added dimension -- you know there's always more to the schemes.
Some critics have lambasted the villain here for not being diabolical enough. Casino Royale established that Bond would not be facing bad guys who want to go into outer space and create a master race. Criticizing the villain for not being camp-bad enough is like criticizing Christopher Nolan for not making Batman lighter and more fun. The series is being truer to Fleming's ideas of Bond. And it's nice to have Felix playing important roles in Bond's missions. Wright is one of the best Felix's yet, and I hope they continue to use him.
Also, the film's plot becomes more involving as it goes along. That was a good thing because:
The bad -- I was afraid it wasn't going to have a plot during the first reel. The criticism of the action scenes is justified; Forster is a talented director, and he may well direct a terrific action picture one day -- but it's obvious he currently is not an action director. Some of the stylistic edits and inter-cutting during the picture are well done. But the big action set pieces are filmed like the Bourne films -- and I hate that style. Time and space and character must be present to make the action suspenseful. Casino Royale did that in spades. Here, the action is discombobulated and that makes the characters involved non-existent. It also makes CGI more noticeable. Casino Royale incorporated CGI in an understated manner, using it to fine tune rather than be center-stage. Bond will never be a CGI action hero -- there will always be a touch of wonderful analog to him, and the producers would do well to remember that action scenes subtly enhanced by CGI are more involving and interesting than ones created mostly or totally from computers; the former serves a story, the latter serves a game console.
The Bourne style of action scenes reminds me of a singer who uses her voice for high notes at every stage during a song; no nuance, no variety, and the impact of her high notes is diminished by the fact there is no contrast. Variety of styles, cuts, shots, and human reaction are all important for action scenes. Just because something is cut in half second shot times doesn't make it exciting.
The Bond girls in the film are not bad -- they don't deserve the advanced negativity I've read. But they aren't great, either. Middle of the pack. They didn't get out of Eva Green's shadow, and this was probably why they got killed in so many reviews. But they're not bad like this: Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist named Christmas Jones. That's perspective.
I love Craig's Bond's coldness and I like the narrative that's building. This is a good film. It recovers from a shaky start and sets up Bond nicely for another outing. I think bringing Campbell back as director would be a positive. And I hope they don't give in and start making the villains campy nut-cases. Also, I hope they keep Wright as Felix and expand his role next time. But for now, QoS will do. A solid if flawed outing, whose positives usually include the new direction taken for Craig's Bond, and that's a good sign for the future.
Lacks focus
Edwards and his wife Julie Andrews wanted to make a kiss-off to Hollywood. This is not a bad inspiration for a film. But the result is a muddle.
Edwards can be an uneven director; sometimes he's hilarious, sometimes he's not funny at all (and his Asian caricatures from Breakfast at Tiffany's to this film make me wonder if Edwards understands that playing racial stereotypes without irony is not funny).
In this film, his best and worst are often in the same scene. It's hard to understand what Edwards is condemning because he doesn't put forth a realistic central character or premise (even in 1981, re-shooting a failed film as bad as the one he presents here by putting in sex sex sex wouldn't bring you instant box office).
William Holden and Robert Preston are excellent in the film as old time cynics with a heart. But they're not the central focus of the film -- that would be Mulligan, a funny actor but not one to present the conflicted portrait of a gifted director gone bad. Edwards never takes Mulligan's Felix Farmer's plight seriously -- which undercuts the comedy. Why was his film so bad in the beginning? If he had shown the execs causing the problems, then that would have made Mulligan's actions more plausible -- if not in the realm of realism. Another narrative mistake with Felix, Edwards tells us this was Felix's first failure. Would a multimillionaire successful Hollywood guy with a giant ego go suicidal insane over one failure?
That's the problem. Felix's downfall isn't understandable -- and he appears so inept his previous success isn't understandable; and the loyalty he inspires in Holden and Preston's characters isn't understandable, because we don't see why they'd have affection for Felix as a person or a filmmaker. If we're supposed to feel bad because Felix loses his movie, we don't, because we don't know how a man with so little talent got a 30 million dollar (1981 dollars) budget in the first place.
If Edwards had drawn a realistic Felix character, and cut down on some of the slapstick elements, he might have had a good, if clichéd, Hollywood cautionary tale. Instead, he made a hollow film about a hollow business. In the end, this makes Edwards as bad as the ones he's trying to eviscerate.


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Calvin's new program will help meet a high demand for Chinese language teachers in the state of Michigan and beyond.
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Joel Westra's path to becoming a political science professor began from a childhood fascination with maps and militaries.
June 21, 2013 | Grace Ruiter
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Calvin religion professor Won Lee considers teaching his ministry.
July 19, 2013 | Grace Ruiter
Faith and International Development Conference starts global conversations
Attendees discuss global issues from a faith perspective at the Faith and International Development Conference.
February 17, 2014 | Grace Ruiter
Students lead Faith and International Development Conference into its tenth year
From Feb. 5-7, more than 200 students and professionals from schools and organizations continent-wide will gather at Calvin College for the Faith and International Development Conference.
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Studying in Perugia via Sister Cities
Two Calvin seniors are studying in Perugia, Italy via an award from Grand Rapids Sister Cities International.
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Calvin professor teaches art to children in remote Thailand village
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Ministry Today proudly presents Greenelines, a new blog from Dr. Steve Greene.
Dr. Greene writes on a wide range of topics important to leaders, church administrators and young leaders in development.
He has lead business organizations, served as a dean of a college of business and lead as a senior pastor. Greene's primary focus is to equip the leaders of saints.Read Greenelines
Is Sickness Ever God's Will?
If doubts and questions about God's will for healing arise in your heart and mind, it's time to find out the real truth here.
Every Life Experience Can Be a Gateway to Joy
We can thank author Elisabeth Howard Elliot, who passed away this week, for bringing us this uplifting ideal. She will be missed.
5 Essential Elements of a Transformational Small Group Environment
Small groups are essential to the church's mission of making disciples. How do you make your small groups effective?
7 Ways to Gain Influence With Your Team
If you're hoping to influence and impact the people under you, here are some things you need to know.
In Search of Right Answers
Improvement may be right in front of you.
Modern-Day Resurrections: Are They Real?
The fall releases of 90 Minutes in Heaven and Touching Heaven come amid reports of hundreds of modern-day resurrections that will soon receive renewed attention throughout the world.
The Theological Balance Every Worship Service Needs
Worship leaders, are we trying to be too cool? Are we trying to be too clever? Are we getting in God's way?
Navigating Same-Sex Ministry in an Age of Gay Marriage
Across the country, church leaders are waking up to the reality that millions struggle with same-sex attraction. How can churches help?
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Don't ask an eagle to fly inside a box.
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Do you believe that the Lord will guide us through economic stress? Here's what we need to do.
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If it's difficult to fathom your church's student pastor becoming a great senior pastor, check to see if he or she has mastered these things.
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Illustrate your point as you paint a story.
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Pastor Scott Attebery says we first need to know the true nature of revival and when it happens before scheduling services and expecting it to happen during them.
Do We Need to Revisit the Word of Faith Message in This Hour?
Tom Brown offers three faith facts that we need to remember in today's fearful world.
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High-touch leadership includes effective follow-up.
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Do You Value What God Values?
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Why are we so uncomfortable with silence? What makes silence so deadly in a relationship?
Hiring Family at Church: Are You Asking For Trouble?
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Are You Solving Symptoms?
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Kingdom Economics: Change Your Beliefs and Change Your Behavior
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Stop Preaching About All the 'Good' People in the Bible
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How To Be Alone in a Group
Is anyone listening?
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NICL: The School of Practicality
By Shawn A. Akers
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Leaders Must Win
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'I Live to Make Hell Smaller and Heaven Bigger'
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By Sherri Huleatt
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Kingdom Economics: Goals in Conflict
Do we have goals in our ministries or personal lives that conflict with the Word, the guidance of the Spirit, or with each other? What are they? How are we going to correct them?
Do You Transform or Transact?
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Frommer's The Balearics with Your Familyby Alex Leith, Georgina Bromwich, Donald Strachan
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Editor's note: David A. Brown has a B.A. in journalism from the University of South Florida and you can see his work in Florida Sportsman, FLWOutdoors.com, Cabela's Outfitter Journal, TIDE, In-Fisherman, Louisiana Sportsman, The St. Petersburg Times and Saltwater Angler. He also ghost-wrote and published "Fish Smart Catch More!" for Tampa's cable TV host Capt. Bill Miller (www.billmiller.com) and a couple more publishing projects will be docking soon. He operates a professional writing/marketing agency, Tight Line Communications.
Floridians face solar challenges during the sunny season, which lasts from January 1 to December 31.
Hey, the "Sunshine State" label is great for tourism marketing but living in paradise has its toll and local anglers know the wisdom of working around the hot stuff.
In truth, certain times are worse than others. Months seven and eight are no joke, but from memories of high school football practice, I can promise you that September's fiery temper is nothing to be trifled with.
We did the spring training in May and two-a-days during August before school started. But once classes were back in session, life was really tough when that final bell rang each September day.
Notwithstanding the past several days of moderate temperatures accounted for by dense cloud cover and wet conditions September 2009 has retained plenty of heat.
Ask a Florida dove hunter how often he soaks his cammo T-shirt with sweat during the season's first phase (October) and you'll see that fall's official cooling is a much-anticipated transition in the land of palm trees and alligators. (I know Mr. Frennette has plenty of swamp lizards over yonder in the Bayou State, but we invented 'gators, and don'tcha ferget it!)
Angling tactics
This is a good time of year for offshore fishing, as seas are usually fairly calm between the summer storms.
The heat has little effect on bottom fishing, but that's the polar opposite of the shallow water scene.
Towering temperatures and low levels of oxygen are the culprits in what can seem like a whole lot of nothing. For many anglers, the combination of uncomfortable temperatures and lethargic fish can be a real day-killer, but the key is identifying the productive periods.
Tides are always essential to inshore fishing success, but incoming cycles are especially beneficial during summer as they flush the shallows with freshly oxygenated water and replace the stale, balmy brine with a rinsing straight from the sea.
Such refreshers are most intense around passes and inlets where funneled water spurts forth with momentum. Add to this the usual stream of forage washed in by a tide and you can expect a spark in predatory activity.
That being said, the most consistent summertime action occurs from sunset to sunrise, when lower water temperatures combined with the cover of darkness creates ideal feeding scenarios. Tidal movement in or out helps stimulate the nocturnal dining, but nothing makes it happen like a good set of lights.
Bridges, piers or residential docks; any land-based structure that illuminates the water below will create focused feeding windows in the light rings that reflect on the surface and penetrate the water column.
Shrimp, crabs and baitfish are drawn to the lights, and when they enter the kill zone predators can easily target these tempting silhouettes.
In the New Port Richey area, Capt. Greg DeVault runs night and early morning trips that target dock lights in the residential canals of Gulf Harbors, along with sections of the Cotee River. Snook are the common target, but trout, redfish, jacks and ladyfish often join the fun.
To the south, Sarasota's Capt. Rick Grasset recently reported catching tarpon of 10 to 30 pounds on minnow flies in bridge and dock lights. Across the state, St. Augustine anglers can burn through a bag of plastic jig tails while tussling with loads of trout under docks throughout the Matanzas River.
When targeting night lights, savvy anglers take note of the local forage size and then match baits accordingly. Live baits can certainly find takers, but it's hard to keep them where you want them. You'll do best with light jigs, artificial shrimp and flies that imitate glass minnows and shrimp.
Be cool by day
If you have to fish during the day, start as early as possible and do not miss the opportunity to work topwaters in shallow water.
The skinny water along oyster and sand bars, island edges and even shallow seawall areas cools overnight and big gator trout will use the first hour of light to ravage any finger mullet they can corner against the sidelines.
A MirrOlure Top Dog, Rapala Skitterwalk, Berkley Frenzy or a saltwater Zara Spook does a fine mullet imitation and the frothy white water explosions are well worth an early start. Keep your leaders short and light so you don't adversely affect the lure's enticing walk.
Capt. T.J. Stewart of Bradenton warns that baitfish are especially susceptible to hot water stress, so avoid sitting too long in a shallow, warm area. The water that's outside the boat is what ends up in your live well, so make sure you don't suffocate your bait.
After heavy rains from summer thunderstorms, drains flow swiftly and there aren't many scenarios closer to a sure bet than flinging baits toward a rushing spillway. Snook, jacks, redfish and anything else with an appetite will flock to the current same as freshwater bass perking up when a TVA dam bumps up the discharge.
When facing the harsh summer conditions, remain diligent to protect yourself from dehydration, sun burns and heat exhaustion. Bathing in quality sun block of at least SPF 30 and drinking lots of water or sports beverages should be the standard procedure. Long-sleeve shirts and long, lightweight nylon fishing pants, fishing gloves and face masks further protect your skin, while wide brim hats and polarized sunglasses shield your eyes.
Lastly, consider that extended fights in warm water can push a fish to exhaustion. Use tackle sufficient for quick capture and spend a few moments reviving your catch before release. For larger fish like tarpon, cobia and big snook, put the boat in gear and idle forward while supporting the fish at boatside.
This washes oxygen across its gills without making the fish swim to do so. From shore, just wade out to where you can lead the fish through the water while holding it by the lower jaw (or by the tail for toothy fish).


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MADRID (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women) - Angola fought back from a late eight-point deficit to stun Argentina and knock the South Americans out of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women.
Trailing 54-46 with 2:45 remaining after a basket by Argentina's Florencia Fernandez, Angola looked dead.
But they battled back. The outstanding talent Nassecela Mauricio had a three-point play, and followed that with a shot from behind the arc to close the gap to 54-52 with 1:20 remaining. After a Fernandez lay-up on a fast break restored the Argentina lead to four, Nadir Manuel drilled a three-ball to reduce the South Americans' lead to 56-55. Angola then went in front for good at 57-56 22 seconds from the end with a pair of free throws by Isabel Francisco.
Trailing 59-56, Argentina were given one last chance when Fernandez was fouled with just one second left at midcourt while rushing up the floor to attempt a three-pointer.
She made both free throws, and on the inbounds pass, Sthefany Thomas stole the ball from Irene Guerreiro and launched a potential game-winning jumper from the left baseline.
Thomas, who was sensational in the second half, only drew iron and Angola held on to clinch a place in the quarter-finals.
Angola will play the Czech Republic for Group B supremacy on Wednesday.
Astrida Vicente had 17 points and Nassecela Mauricio 16 for Angola while Maria Landra poured in 11 and Thomas 10 for Argentina.
Argentina's free throw shooting killed them. They finished 14 of 24 (58%) while Angola were 15 of 21 (71%).
Angola's three-point shooting, especially late, helped them as well.
They finished eight of 20 (40%) compared to two of 19 (11%) for the South Americans.